What helps a useful quote
- environment: hosts / users, cloud, location
- problem or goal (assessment, hardening, IR, upkeep, forensics…)
- timing and whether it is urgent
- rough budget or range if you know it
- who approves scope on the client side
What you will not get immediately
- a fixed price with no environment description
- a promise of “full SOC on subscription” without written scope
- a guarantee of recovering money after fraud